Jack is suspicious when Conrad and Victoria start a charity in Amanda Clarke's name; once again, Emily's past catches up with her.
A governor takes the law into his own hands when his wife is raped; when James decides to return to his job as a journalist covering the White House, both Cyrus and the President are surprised.
Barney concocts a plan when his father (John Lithgow) arrives at the hotel; Ted thinks he is being framed when a wedding-related duty gets messed up.
Castle and Beckett find that Esposito has a personal connection to a suspected killer; Beckett connects with an attractive new detective.
Katie takes things a little too seriously at Anna-Kat's school field day competition; Greg enlists Taylor's boyfriend to help him make chili for a local competition.